Hey everyone! We're still putting the finishing touches on the next update, but we're close to being done and you can expect to see it go live next week. In the meantime, here's a small update to let you know what we've been working on and some of what you can expect next week:

The next update will include changes to negotiations, including changes that will make the experience more interactive. We're also adding  a new system that gives you the chance to try and influence idols to stay with the group longer if they're planning to graduate soon. Additionally, we're making making a number of changes to the auditions system that will be detailed in the full patch notes when the update goes live.

Aside from that, there's some other stuff that we're still tweaking, along with some UI changes and other improvements, so please stay tuned for the details when the update drops next week! When we post the patch notes for next week's update, the update post will also include more information about the future of Idol Manager. This month's update is a bit on the smaller side, but fortunately since the last update we've made a lot of progress on other soon-to-be-released features: at this point in the game's development, most of our focus is on core features for the main game, including the main story, a proper tutorial system, and a more fully-fledged romance system. We're not quite done with these, but we're really forward to looking to sharing them with you in a BIG update that will be coming later this year!

EDIT: We came in under the wire for meeting the October deadline, but the update just went live and is now available for download!  I'm still writing the full update post, so full patch notes (and more news/info about future updates) will go up within the next hour or so.